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World Cup 2018: Nigeria v Iceland - Ahmed Musa is highest-rated player

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 17:29
Ahmed Musa's two goals unsurprisingly get him the highest average score in our player rater as Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0.
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'We're proud to be African'

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 15:31
Africa is the future and its young people have big plans for making it the greatest continent on earth, people across the continent tell the BBC.
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World Cup 2018: Egypt complain about referee Enrique Caceres after Russia defeat

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:45
Egypt's football association are to make a formal complaint to Fifa about the performance of referee Enrique Caceres in their World Cup defeat by Russia.
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Uzoho: I had 'zero' nerves on my goalkeeping debut

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:42
Nigeria's 19-year-old goalkeeper Francis Uzoho spoke to BBC Sport Africa about his favourite goalkeepers, karaoke tunes and action heroes.
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Joseph Mbilinyi takes Tanzania to court over rap song ban

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:32
Tanzanian banned the rap song by MP Joseph Mbilinyi, also known as MC Sugu, for being "violent".
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World Cup 2018: Belgium v Tunisia

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:12
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's World Cup game between Belgium and Tunisia.
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Three South African women are killed by their partners every day

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 02:04
South African women are being abused and killed by their partners, but the authorities are struggling to tackle the problem. Nomsa Moseko reports.
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Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 June 2018

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 01:20
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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Why farms in Zimbabwe were confiscated

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 22:50
As farmers are offered new leases, BBC Rewind looks at the background to the issue.
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Riek Machar: South Sudan warlord turned peacemaker?

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 17:18
Riek Machar has been a central figure in Sudanese and South Sudanese politics for around three decades.
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Salva Kiir: South Sudan's president in a cowboy hat

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 17:10
Find out about the rebel commander who became the first president of Africa's newest country and has presided over its descent into civil war.
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Ghanaian denied UK visa to save sister's life

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 16:32
Shirley Kordie's brother Joseph is a "perfect" stem cell match and is ready to donate.
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The true cost of a dream Ugandan wedding

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 16:16
The desire for the perfect day has led to a boom in Uganda’s wedding industry - but these events come at a cost.
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Akon to build 'real Wakanda' in Senegal

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 15:02
The multi-platinum selling artist announces his own cryptocurrency and city - both named after himself.
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2018 Fifa World Cup: Why aren’t black managers invited to the party?

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 11:31
Only one of the 32 teams at the world's biggest football tournament has a black manager, reflecting a historical lack of opportunities for minority professionals in all levels of the game.
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Cecafa reschedules 2018 Women's Challenge Cup

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 10:54
The postponed east and central African women's regional championship will now kick off on July 19 in Rwanda
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World Cup 2018: Nigeria v Iceland

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 10:04
Preview followed by live coverage of Friday's World Cup game between Nigeria and Iceland.
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The small Kenyan town that churns out champions

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 09:47
Iten in Kenya has produced 30% of the country's Olympic and world champion athletes
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Have Zimbabwe's generals turned into democrats?

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 01:33
As Zimbabwe heads towards election season, have Robert Mugabe's supporters really turned into democrats?
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Medecins Sans Frontieres staff 'used local prostitutes'

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 01:18
Female former employees tell the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the behaviour was widespread.
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